Tag: pain

Study suggests depression symptoms due to chronic sinus disease interfere with productivity

From the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary media release: Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are more likely to miss days of work or school than those without depression symptoms, according to… Read more »

Pinpointing the mechanisms that underlie emotional responses to pain

From the JCI media release: Pain serves as a warning signal to indicate the intensity and location of damage to the body. In addition to unpleasant sensations, painful events trigger… Read more »

Long-term use of opioid patches common among persons with Alzheimer’s disease

From the University of Eastern Finland media release: Approximately seven per cent of persons with Alzheimer’s disease use strong pain medicines, opioids, for non-cancer pain for a period longer than six months,… Read more »

Use of mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic low back pain

From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Among adults with chronic low back pain, both mindfulness-based stress reduction [MBSR] and cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT] resulted in greater improvement in… Read more »

Nondrug approaches effective for treatment of common pain conditions, review suggests

From the NIH/National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health media release: Data from a review of U.S.-based clinical trials published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most… Read more »

Tailored acupuncture lessens pain intensity in chronic pain (fibromyalgia)

From the BMJ media release: Nine weekly sessions of individually tailored acupuncture lessen perceived pain intensity, and improve functional capacity and quality of life, in people with the chronic pain… Read more »